# Utah Code § 78B-4-103: Liability protection for organizations

> Utah · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_103

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 78B-4-103
- **Heading:** Liability protection for organizations
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-4 / § 78B-4-103

## Text

A nonprofit organization is not liable for the acts or omissions of its volunteers in any circumstance where: (1) the acts of its volunteers are not as described in Subsection 78B-4-102(1) unless the nonprofit organization had, or reasonably should have had, reasonable notice of the volunteer's unfitness to provide services to the nonprofit organization under circumstances that make the nonprofit organization's use of the volunteer reckless or wanton in light of that notice; or (2) a business employer would not be liable under the laws of this state if the act or omission were the act or omission of one of its employees.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 78B-4-101 § 78B-4-101. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-102 § 78B-4-102. Liability protection for volunteers -- Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_102.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-103 § 78B-4-103. Liability protection for organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_103.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-201 § 78B-4-201. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-202 § 78B-4-202. Equine and livestock activity liability limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_202.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-203 § 78B-4-203. Signs to be posted listing inherent risks and liability limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_203.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-301 § 78B-4-301. Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_301.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-302 § 78B-4-302. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_302.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-303 § 78B-4-303. Prevention of unfounded lawsuits -- Exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_303.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-304 § 78B-4-304. Pleading requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_304.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-305 § 78B-4-305. Stay pending motion to dismiss.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_305.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-306 § 78B-4-306. Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_306.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-401 § 78B-4-401. Public policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_401.md)
- [Utah Code § 78B-4-402 § 78B-4-402. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T78B_S78B_4_402.md)

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